Faroe Islands vs Japan: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP

Faroe Islands
0.2817 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Japan
0.2768 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
49th
Japan rank
52nd

Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Japan
00.10.20.30.4197019972024

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 0.2817 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2768 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Japan ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 49th and Japan ranks 52nd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2289 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2998 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0709 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2000s 0.2584 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2708 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2010s 0.2323 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2586 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2020s 0.298 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.276 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp, Faroe Islands or Japan?
Faroe Islands, at 0.2817 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2768 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp between Faroe Islands and Japan?
0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Japan?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Faroe Islands and Japan rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Faroe Islands ranks 49th and Japan ranks 52nd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Faroe Islands vs Japan: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-capital-formation-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/faroe-islands/japan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-capital-formation-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/faroe-islands/japan/">Faroe Islands vs Japan: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 10,917 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.